TEST STREAM GENERATING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VARIOUS STANDARDS AND TESTING LEVELS

A method and apparatus for generating a test stream wherein tests of digital TV software at various levels and various digital broadcast standards can be supported. The apparatus includes a data generator module for generating test data by referring to a database based on demands of a user, a data writer module for fetching the test data generated by the data generator module and writing the fetched test data into a text or XML data, a data transformation module for transforming the written text or XML data into a transport stream, and a database in which information needed for the modules to perform their own functions is stored and from which the stored information is fetched. The method of invention may similarly follow the functions of the apparatus.